Theatrical Release of Take Me To The River

Opening weekend for the theatrical release of "Take Me To The River"   Take Me To The River

 
Short Synopsis:
 
"Take Me to the River" is a feature film celebrating the inter-generational and inter-racial musical influence of Memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. The film brings multiple generations of award-winning Memphis and Mississippi Delta musicians together, following them through the creative process of recording a historic new album, to re-imagine the utopia of racial, gender and generational collaboration of Memphis in its heyday. Featuring Terrence Howard, William Bell, Snoop Dog, Mavis Staples, Otis Clay, Lil P-Nut, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Yo Gotti, Bobby Rush, Frayser Boy, The North Mississippi All-Stars and many more.
 
Bios:
 
Martin Shore
 
Martin Shore is the founder and Chairman of the L.A.-based entertainment company Social Capital, of the fastest growing music, feature film and new media companies in the industry.
 
Martin Shore began his entertainment career at 14 as a PA for his brothers award winning short film "Live at CBGB's" in late 1976 and in 1977 for the film "Punking Out". As a musician Mr. Shore has toured with Bo Diddley, Albert Collins, Bluesman Willie, and many others. He has produced soundtracks and has acted as music supervisor for a number of feature films including "Saw" and "Saw II", "Rize", "Rock School", and others. He has been a music producer for a variety of artists, including Yo Gotti, Mavis Staples, Booker T. Jones, The North Mississippi Allstars, and many others.
 
As a feature film producer Mr. Shore's films have been featured in many international film festivals around the world, including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance, and the Los Angeles Film Festival. A partial list of his credits as Producer include "Hood of Horror" (Snoop Dogg), "Tell Tale" (Josh Lucas), produced with Ridley and Tony Scott, "The Countess" (Julie Delpy and William Hurt), "Dark Tide" (Halle Berry), and "2001 Maniacs" (the sequel).
 
Mr. Shore is now directing, writing, and producing the soon to be released "Take Me To The River", along with producing the accompany album. The film combines legendary musicians with stars of today that reside within 100 miles of Memphis.
 
As a Grammy-nominated producer Mr. Shore has toured for the past three years, schedule permitting, with Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) and his band Hill Country Revue. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Sciences (Grammy Awards) and the Producers Guild of America.
 
Mr. Shore recently partnered with Academy Award winning visual pioneer John Gaeta to form Float Hybrid Entertainment, which is a "smart and sensor based" entertainment company founded in 2009. Float helped develop Kinect and was Microsoft's only third party developer and now sits on the Kinect board at Microsoft. Float develops User Experience (UX) prototypes and Content (software) products for mobile devices, smart TV and connected platforms.
 
Jerry Harrison
 
Prior to being a producer on "Take Me to the River", Jerry Harrison was a member of the Talking Heads from 1977 through their dissolution in 1995, He was a member of the Modern Lovers from 1971-1974. He has recorded three solo records and been a successful music producer since 1981. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won MTV’s video of the year, multiple Surround Awards and received Grammy nominations for both music production and album design. He has produced such artists as Violent Femmes, The Von Bondies, Live, Crash Test Dummies, The Verve Pipe, No Doubt Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and many more. He was the cofounder of Garageband.com now iLike -- the predominant musical engine of social networks: Facebook, Hi5, and Orkut. He is on the board of directors of MicroUnity Systems, The Independent Online Distribution Alliance and iLike. He taught design at Harvard University. He received an A.B in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard College and studied Architecture at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard.